wow Beyonce looks so plain but beautiful

Less is more…But I can’t wait to see the movie

GET IT BEE!!!!

Beyonce sung that part. Go Beyonce.

I really love her simple. Like you said, less is more. When you have it together, you really don’t need all that extra extra. It’s nice for what it’s for, but when she’s natural like this, I really dig that.

TAKE A DAMN BREAK 4 YOU HAVE A MELT DOWN
DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i cant get over beyonce and that wig.lol…
but one thing you can say about this chic is she CAN SING HER ASS OFF.i understand that people may not like all of her music but i’ve never understood why people say she cant sing…

btw,she needs to do something different with the hair,the ponytail is not her

beyonce CANNOT ACT! She was trying too hard in that scene. The song was superb, but she CANNOT ACT! Let it go girl and just perform on stage. You are not an actress! & I know for a fact she reads CL!!

great singer + bad actress = beyonce

She looks great, but I’m going to see the movie because it looks great, whether she was in it or not.

I CRINGE AT BEYONCE’S ACTING

OK…THE BROAD CAN SING…LOL…SHE SHOULD BE MAKIN’ GOSPEL MUSIC!!!

Beyonce can’t act to save her life but of course we all know that girl can SANG!

THERE WAS NO ACTING ALL SHE DID WAS SING!!!!!!!!..SMH

So NOT hype to see this movie. Same ole, same ole.

did anybody peep that clip of etta talking about beyonce?

etta: “she sings good. not betta than me though” *walks off*

*DEAD*

oh shit that was funny

Damn she in another singing movie. Ok Beyonce….

she sung the song quite well.

Honestly based off of this clip I think her acting skills have improved. Granted it’s a known fact that she is not a good actor but I give credit when its due.

Regarding the song in the clip I think that she did a good job. Could someone else have given a better or more soulful rendention? Of course. But from a marketing standpoint it makes sense to have her in this role. Etta James was in fact a singer so why not just use a short wig to have Beyonce look the part.

With Jeffrfey Wright and Gabrielle Unioin acting in it…… I think that over all this movie will be nice and I plan on going to see it.

If she stop getting all these singing roles, maybe I’ll start respecting her more as an actor.

Oh Lawd…..not one of those movies again.

I Thnk Yall should post a scene with her jus acting and not singing, we all know bey can blow, and from what i hear about the movie, she did a really good job. we are all so used to just looking for flaws in her acting. i think she did ok.

of course she sounded great on that song

but that clip wasnt enuff to judge her acting in the whole movie off of so ima wait.

that lil clip in the beginning was funny tho..and she got that walk down to a science..that is the most ghetto old lady walk i seen in a long time lol hahah

that walk was giving u my feet hurt and im outta here for the day lol

I dont think their was much acting in this clip, just singing and we already know she can do that. She gave emotion while singing in the clip though, so I guess thats a plus!

From the clip it looks like Etta and Leonard Chess had some kind of relationship.

The movie looks really interesting and im excited to hear the music!

Wow, I’m actually proud of her. Can’t wait to see the movie. I’m not going to lie though, it seems like dream girls part II. But I believe I can still enjoy it. I’m not going to call her an actress until she does good in a film that doesn’t require her singing.

She will get an Oscar, or at least a nomination I`m sure. She deserve it.

Well it doesn’t really showcase her acting ability, we all know Bey can sing so Iam sure what the question is really asking. I am going to see this movie, but in amm honesty her last album I am Sasha Fierce was the worst of the three. I think Bey needs to rethink and retool but the Beyoncites will buy and defend to the end so be it. I love her previous work and look forward to another great African American dominated-cast film, its been a good year for black cast films.

I really wish Faith Evans would have gotten this role. Even in the stills Beyonce looks like Faith more than Etta James. I know Faith isn’t the best attress either, but on the strength that her life is soo similar to Etta James I know she could of killed it! Addictions, bad husbands and all. Faith Evans even looks like Etta to me. Oh well, Beyonce can sing…..I just dont think she was giving me a stellar Acting performance. Something about her just never seems natural on screen. She can give you emotion, buts its always constipated emotion. Plus her timing is always off

What happened to my comment?

4 get the movie!

i need 2 mention Beyonce’s style.
or lack thereof.

what happened? she used 2 b so on point.
i think she cant understand the difference between coverage/ dressing like u r about to go on a work interview. in the destiny fulfil..era they were covered yet still cute. but this..

the part i dont get is that last year she was still glamorous, what happened? she laxed up real hard. it looks as is she is trying really hard to not look like she trying really hard! WOW!
LIKE TOTAL YUCK. im disappointed.

I’ll probably wait until it comes on DVD. Bey looks radiant in this pant suit w/her hair pulled back. She definitely has great skin..pores are small and the shape of her face works for the ponytail look..imo

OMG

@willow #28

Get real!!!! She is no Sanaa Lathan or Regina king.
So cut the crap with all that Oscar talk its not likely at all.

This movie does look like a Dream girl part 2. I saw Dream girls and I’m going to see this one too. (With realistic expectations) Its about being entertained with a good story & good music and I beleive that this will be accomplished in this movie.

AWFUL, and she looks 34 in that suit.

an oscar lmao she can’t act man i wish she would stop trying or at least do something where shes not a singer

her acting skills sucks

This movie is nothing like Dreamgirls. It’s about the start of Rock n’ Roll. Bey has just a small part in the movie, in the 2nd hour. Bey was the correct choice for Etta for the look and for the persona. Personally I thought Bey was a great choice for the role. I think she’s a good actress. I don’t see why people think otherwise but everyone is entitled to their opinion. People said Barbara Streisand couldn’t act and she should only sing, and she’s an ICON. I guess Bey is on her way!

Great clip. I think Bey should fire her stylist Ty. I love Bey but I could dress Bey way better than what he is doing. But I think her loyalty to him (I think he’s her cousin) prevents her from doing just that. I like her over the top & sexy.

Bey sang that song, yes she did!!!, so much so that it made me you tube Etta James music and now I am on a mission to find some cds by Etta James, the woman was genius. I had forgotten how good her music is. I remember when Mommy would play some of her music, it stirred up memories, but I was’nt old enough to appreciate the raw talent nor grasp the meaning of the songs of Ms Etta James.

BEYONCE IS THE BEST!!!!! SING IT BEE!!!!

Her acting is poor, but she can cry on cue. Good enough these days.
As for the song, she tore it up.

& I love Jeffrey Wright!

Bey is portraying Etta James, that’s why she is dressed that way, that was the style of Etta James even down to the mannerisms.

Well she had the attitude, stlye and voice of Etta James. I think she did a wonderful job in that footage. I can’t wait to see the movie Dec. 5

HATERS GOT TO BED

FIRST OF ALL BEYONCE IS NO MERYLE STREEP AND ANGELA BASSET. I WENT TO GO SEE THE MOVIE AT PRESS RELEASE PREMIERE. I SAY I THINK SIX SEATS OR MORE BEHIND BEHIND BEYONCE. HOW CAN YALL JUDGE HER ACTING SKILLS ONLY 30 SECONDS. YOU KNOW I NEVER DEFENDER HER IN THE ACTING BUT SHE WAS GREAT. SHE HAS BEEN GETTING RAVING REVIEWS AND EVERYONE I TALKED TO AT THE AFTER PARTY WAS TALKING ABOUT HER. AND AS FAR AS THE CLIP GOES SHE CAN ACT.

IN THE PICS SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS AND ANYWAY DREAMGIRLS HAS NOTINH ON THIS MOVE EXPECIALLY THE SCENE WHEN SHE WAS IN THE DINER IS THE HIGHTLIGHT OF THE MOVIE. DONT JUDGE GO SEE IT, READ THE REVIEWS

As far as that scene i think she did a great job,… i really felt her pain, Crying like that on cue, not many people can do that but she did great and sounded great. she did the walk and everything. I might… Might go see the movie.

She did really good in that clip and of course she tore that song to pieces.
I’m eager to see a scene without singing though so I can really be able to judge her acting.

But, there has been a lot of critics stirring up some Oscar buzz.
And that’s a fact. *Google It*

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - “Cadillac Records” comes from Sony Music Film, so it’s no surprise that the project is more a soundtrack in search of a movie than a film about the pre-eminent blues record label of the ’50s and ’60s and the fabulous artists who passed through its Chicago recording studio.

Nevertheless, writer-director Darnell Martin has assembled a stellar cast to impersonate these artists both as characters and musicians. That starts with executive producer Beyonce Knowles, who performs dynamic versions of Etta James classics and delivers the dramatic goods as the troubled and badly addicted young woman who lives the blues she sings.

Cadillac Records Movie

Cadillac Records would have benefited from a more determined focus on the historical backdrop, and less on distracting, far from subtle episodic detours into raw, fitful sentimentality. But the music is simply irresistible and makes up for any unpolished narrative flaws. And stealing the show, so to speak are Beyonce’s mesmerizing Etta James - coming full-throated circle for the performer upstaged by Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls, Eamonn Walker’s stunning Howlin’ Wolf impression, and without question, Mos Def’s hilariously irreverent reprisal of rock ‘n roll’s young rabble-rouser founding father extraordinaire, Chuck Berry.

Sony Pictures
Rated R
3 stars

Cadillac Records
3/4 stars

Cadillac Records has a lot of potential for Oscar season. It had everything Walk the Line had, only multiply that by five. We are not talking about one story, but stories centered around about five top blues artists from the fifties period.

Some people would say it’s about Leonard Chess, since “Chess Records” gave out Cadillacs to its artists. That is probably why the movie is called Cadillac Records. The movie seems to center on Muddy Waters, before also exploring the careers of Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James, and Chuck Berry.

In the beginning it started out well. But when some of the musicians were supposed to be playing, the camera focused on the actors’ faces, then it cut to a close-up of fingers on guitar, and no wide shots, meaning that not all actors were actually playing the instruments. Even in a movie like School of Rock, they got kids that could play their instruments! However, that became a non-issue after Beyonce as Etta James became part of the movie. She was emotionally moving in this movie and I would be surprised if she wasn’t nominated for an Oscar.

The music in this movie was especially good, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a whole new generation of “kids” came to love these old blues artists because of the attention brought to them by this movie.

READ THE REVIEWS AND SHUT UP

Like the song but I would need to see clip of her acting i already know she can sing.

Am I the only one who actually love beyonce voice more then etta james.. etta got a nice voice but i actually like beyonce voice better,,.. She sounds clear and clean and have way more passion in the songs.. i feel like etta is just singing the songs..

Beyonce is such a great singer! But I believe her best showcase of her acting ability will come in the movie “Obsessed” in February where she does no singing just acting only! Now, that’s the movie I’m waiting for…………

The singing was ok, buy the original is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. Beyonce has range, but she doesn’t utlize it or doesn’t know how. Screaming is not showing range. With a song like that you have to put in emotion. It just can’t be about the voice. IMO, she didn’t have it. Oh well, chica make that paper.

I do have to agree with others though. If she wants to be taken seriously as an actress, she has got to move away from these singing roles. Yes, she can sing, we know that. She can’t act and that takes lessons. I don’t think she has the patience for acting. Working on an album, tours, promotion takes a lot of physical work. Acting takes a lot of hard mental and emotional work. I don’t think she has the ability to do it. Hell, she may not want to do it, but this talk of an Oscar needs to be let go. I mean seriously.

Beyonce killed that song! Can’t wait to see the movie! The reviews have been great!

i read the reviews and its a bunch of crap. beyonce CANNOT act. matthew paid them to say that. why jill scott,nia long,kerry washington,gabrielle union could not be in this move. WHY??????? beyonce is a fraud i would have loved to see tamela mann from madea play this roll. THEY COULD HAVE PUT GABRIELLE UNION IN THIS MOVIE OR KERRY WASHINGTON BUT WHY BEYONCE SHE CANNOT ACT TO SAVE MAN KIND AND SHE WILL NEVER WIN AND OSCAR. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!

@BEYONCE CAN’T ACT

I STUPID HEFFA OR IF U A DUDE U STUPID BASTARD…………….UHHH!!!!!!!! BEYONCE WAS CHOSEN, THE MOVIE IS COMING OUT NEXT WEEK SO CHILL

AND HATER??UMMMMM GABBY IS IN THE MOVIE, SHE PLAY GENEVA WADE. AND SHE WAS ALSO PHENOMINAL

i think she did good. them was some good expressins she was making during that sad ass song. based on this clip her acting has definitely improved, we’ll see how the whole film is…i will be seeing it at the movies

none of yo business and beyonce can’t act are the same person

Obviously its supid stans who must be under 20 if you say you like Beyonce’s voice more than ETTA JAMES>>>???? Are you effin’ CRAZY that damn song is like the classic love song. beyonce’s thin voice can’t really handle that song but of course stans are brainwashed into believing that she can “sang” hell no, Etta “sangs” Beyonce “sings” big difference!!! LMAO And Beyonce can’t act to save her life, she is awful, unatural, and completely robotic, how many takes did she do to cry on cue? hahahaaaaa! I bet it took 20 times to get it right. There is no way she will EVER see an Oscar in her lifetime unless they pay off the oscar committee!! Faith Evans has more life experience and a better voice and should have been chosen for the role, beyonce needs to hang it up.

That pant suit she had on makes her look 35, she is really aging fast, plus the ponytail is so played, I guess that’s all they can come up with since the hump hair was talked about so badly and you all know she reads this blog !! lol

i think beyonce did a great job! and i think she looks great!

NO WHERE NOT. WHY BECUASE WE USED CAPS??? I AINT NO BLOODY STUPID HATER. WHY U STUDYING OUR POSTS.U MUST BE ONE OF DEM NO LIFE PEOPLE

People really need to get a grip..more reviews will come in the week of the release (next week) but the review or two I’ve seen where people have gone on and on about her acting, it seems that they were just shocked that she wasn’t bad. They’re singing her praises because she did well to their surprise…well, that’s what actors do…they act! People need to put this in context. When you praise Beyonce for “shocking” or “disalarming” you, you’re praising her for doing what actors do - act! She needs to be judged by her performance and not by what you expected of her…that’s what an actress does, she gets the part because she is good and awards because she is phenomenal. SMH
But, having said that, the truth is in the reviews that have come out several people have been less than over the moon..one said she would get people in seats and that’s it…another said the fact that everytime she opened her mouth to sing you heard Beyonce it threw you off…
More than that why did the director skip this press conference???

melissa number 61

I have the right to my opinion and in my opinion I like beyonce voice better then Etta if you have a problem seing me post that then POke your eyes out so you won’t have to see my comment and I am 25 years old.. SMH people get so emotional over nothing..

@MELISSA IM 35 AND I LOOK FABOLOUS AND I WEAR SUITS LIKE THAT. DID U READ THE REVIEWS BY PROFESSIONALS. SAY IT WITH ME PRO*FESS**ION**ALS THEY DO IT EVERY DAY, YALL DOUBT THE REVIEW CAUSE ITS ABOUT BEYONCE. BUT U HAVE NO WAY OF JUDGING MOVIES. NOT NO LONLEY BLOGGER. AND WAT U ARE RIGHT SHE WILL NEVA BE ETTA JAMES AND SOUND LIKE HER. BUT SHE SOUNDS GREAT…STOP PLAYA HATING SHE IS IMPROVING AND I DOUBT SHE WILL WHEN AN OSCAR BUT SO WHAT THOSE THREE PEOPLE SAY SHE WAS AWSOME, GO SEE THE MOVIE AND DONT JUDGE, AND THE REASON IM JUDGING CAUSE I SAW THE MOVIE I GIVES IS FOUR **** STARS

melissa number 61

I have the right to my opinion and in my opinion I like beyonce voice better then Etta if you have a problem seing me post that then POke your eyes out so you won’t have to see my comment and I am 25 years old.. SMH people get so emotional over nothing.. I am not a beyonce fn but i also don’t hate her.. she has talent, she acting in movies wether you like her acting or not, she is selling albums wether you like her singing or not… She has more money then you and i’m pretty sure she’s happier then you.. If you son’t wanna hear people talk about beyonce skip to next post..

By the way, after Etta saw the film she was asked about Beyonce’s performance and she basically said Beyonce can’t sing like her…Of course, Beyonce has no clue Etta has bashed her for the 2nd time…she’s saying Etta said “I loved you after the first time you sung” or something like that…But Etta told a reporter Beyonce is good and can sing. But not as good as her. lol

RETRO ISMS………WHY I DONT KNOW, MAYBE SOMETHING HAPPENED OR SHE WAS BUSY.

RETRO ISMS I COSIGN…….BEYONCE SINGING WAS LACKING. NORMALLY IN A MOVIE WHERE SHE IS INVOLVED HER SINGING SAVES THE SHOW BUT THIS TIMES IS HER ACTING MAYBE SHE SHOULD BECOME A FULL TIME ACTRESS LOL DONT KILL ME HATERS

What A Disgrace. I will lose respect for the Oscars if they give her one. If Whoopi Goldberg couldnt win an Oscar for The Color Purple, if Angela Bassett couldn’t win an Oscar for What’s Love Got to Do With It?, if Diana Ross couldn’t win an Oscar for Lady Sings The Blues, if Jennifer Lopez couldn’t win an Oscar for Selena WHY SHOULD SHE? She has the audacity to sit up there telling people that she wants to win an Oscar before 30…….can you name me any other respectable actress that has said that? She doesn’t act or she doesn’t want to win an Oscar because she LOVES to act the way she loves to sing…..she wants to win an Oscar because in all honesty it is the greatest award you can win. I am sick and tired of her! The day she wins an Oscar is the day Hollywood needs to give every black actress an OSCAR who have struggled in the industry FOR YEARS! OSCAR COMMITTEEE PLEASE DONT GIVE THIS BISH AN OSCAR PPPPLEEEEAAASSSEEEE!!!!!!!

this is a scene where she is singin but she is delivering a lot of emotions and the way she sings and acts is different did yall see her moves etc?…
she plays etta and her best scene was the overdose scene of course they wont show that part; I said too she doesnt act good but when I had the opportunity to see the movie myself at the preview, she was phenomenal a lot of emotion and attitude, she had some ppl crying in the audience actually, she really did the damn thing and was course is so beautiful and with more pounds now I say beyonce is that triple talent dancer singer and ACTRESS all the profsesional reviews I read are good she will surely get an award, brilliant!

GO SEE THE MOVIE ITS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF MUSIC ITS REALLY INTERESTING THE ACTORS ARE AMAZING THEY DID THEIR THINGS GABRIELLE UNION MOS DEF JEFREY WRIGHT DRIAN BRODY BEYONCE AWESOME

#51
Now post Vanity Fair’s review and Entertainment Weekly’s lol By the way, you posted reviews (at least 1 or 2) from people who just happened to see the movie…you can’t be sure those aren’t fans. I didn’t see the film but from the clips she seems to merely not suck…this entire clip could have been a music video…I think people are just giving her so much credit for not being bad…

Its surely not another dreamgirls part 2 its music history, its good to know how those pioneers started its all about history before artists like the rolling stones and beatles who stole all the black music and all, go see it december 5th is a good movie